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CUP TIE CONTROVERSY

Wolves' Goal Becomes

A Burning Topic

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London, Apr. 7—The burning topic of soccer fans over last week-end was the goal that look Wolver- hampton Wanderers Into the find of the Football Association Cup. A one-nll victory over the Cup holders, Manchester United, on Saturday earned tho Wolves the right to meet Leicester City at Wembley on April 30.

Many thousands of the 72,000 ( Rugby Union, Other matches: crowd who saw the semi-final | Gloucester 6, Cheltenham 0; replay between the Wolves and | Swannen 23, Pembroke County United declared that Jesse Pyc. 3.-Reuter. Wolverhampton's

centre

for- ward, WAS offside when he started move which resulted in Smyth heading the only goal, four minutes from the final whistle,

Manila Interport

It was decided at a meeting of the Interport Sub-Committed of the Hongkong Football Asso- ciation, held at Prince's Build- 1 yesterday, that the team to visit Mariin on April 14 will do:

A large mellon of the football with weltern prezent agreed this opinion, but the lineman who was in a good position thought the goal quite legal. and Tozer Cheung Kam-hol,

Yu Ylu-tak; Hou Yung-sang

Leonard (Capt.), Lau Chung- Kang; Xavier. Mullen, Chu

The move was started by the Wolves' winger, J. Hancocks, Wing-keung, Chow Man-chl and who went a long pass forwards Leo Tal-inl. Reserves: Leck or to the opposite wing Pye Chu Slu-hang, Rocha, Tse Kom- pleked up the pass and from a hung, Castillo, Kwok Ying-ki difficult angle shot hard the and Tse Kam-ho, Manchester goal.

Crompton, the United Goat

The names of the above will be cabled to Manlin for regis-

keeper could not hold the balltration and South China players and Smyth, running in, headed into the empty net.

were given 24 hours to give a definite answer as to whether they will travel.

VARIETY OF OPINIONS The players will be leaving for Manila on April 14 by

A variety of opinions concern-plane and return on April 21. Ing the legality of the goal was

voleed

Johnny

after the Carey,

Inatch.

Manchester's

captain, and Irish International

fullback, thought that Pye was

Soccer Results

KMB beat Kitchee by one

affside, as did Allen Chilion, the

***game to nil at Caroline centre-half, they both made the

I

yesterday in the First Division mistake, however, of standing of the Football League.

and

waiting for

the

still whiletto which never came, allowing ye run and make his contribution towards the all vilni gon!.

The following were the results of the Second Divialon Football matches played yesterday:

Dockyard 7, Police 2; Kitchco

2. Tramway 1: Army 2, Hong: Pye's own version was: "Ikong Football Club 0. knew where the ball was going

and no

I ran I glanced at the

lineman. He did not flag me. MCC DILEMMA

so I went ahead.”

The question whether Pye was offside or not will never be solved, but Manchester fans will long remember the goal that robbed the United of the opportunity of being the first

team to win the Cup twice in succession this century.

Wolverhampton go

The

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1949.

SAIGON & HONGKONG EVEN IN

SINGLES FINALISTS

ང་ ངོ་ང་ད་ང་ན་ངོ་༦

Miss Marie Ribeiro (left), runner-up, and Miss Ullan Khoo, win- ner of the first Ladies' in the Colony Badminton Championships.

Captain Goes Back Singles title To His Brewery

London, Apr. 7-England will have to start another search for a cricket to their

captain, following George Mann's announcement that he must "get back to the brewery."

seventh final-their second at Wembley. The meeting with Ilcestor will be the third all- Midland Cup final in 17 years.

Leicester City

maanter. Johnny Duncan, who watched the Wolves-United semi-Anal, with a view to weighing up the opposition, left with the opinion that his team could win the Cup.

1s optimism received л severe shock when he returned į

He is associated with other members of his family in the beer business, but the successful manner in which he led England to victory and an unbeaten record during the South African tour' suggested that he had made his position safe for a few seasons. More particularly, as he proved him- self a pinyer for the occasion, quite apart from his ability as captain,

home, for seven Leicester men,On reaching England, haw-i There is one gleam of light. had received injuries that ever, after the homeward" trip 1 Edrich changed from pre-

In past years, there had never been a suffi elent entry under the tournament rules 10 contest Singles.

the Ladles

Miss Khoo beat Miss Ribeiro 11-6, 9-12, 11-3 at the KCC on Wednes- day night in the final- Telegraph Staff Photo- grapher.

TENNIS MATCH

By "RECORDER"

Saigon and Hongkong finished even with one victory apiece after the first two singles contests of the match, played on Davis Cup lines, at the HKCC yester- day.

:.

Ip Koon-hung, Hongkong's No. 1. beat Duong, Saigon's No. 2, by a score of 8-6, 6-1, and Van Sau, Saigon's No. 1, beat Tsui Wai-pui, Hongkong's No. 2. by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3,

and The two remaining singles matches doubles match will be played this evening, weather permitting.

:

the

1

Close Battle Likely In Chess Tourney

By "GAMBIT”

The Supremo of local chess and the Grand- masters are staying out of the annual Kowloon Chess Club. Championship, but there are four of last year's Colony Championship finalists in the tournament and another eight players, the least promising of whom is likely to upset the best.

L. Schure, third in the Colony Championship last year, heads the list, closely followed by Ray Danenberg and J. P. de Carvalho, who were tied for fourth and fifth, and P. K. Prokopov, who was sixth.

Was HOCKEY

in

In the first match, Duong, a two sets for player with a stendy drive on playing both backhand and forehand, game, relying largely on good- led Ip Koon-hung 4-2 in first set and 2-1 in the second the net when the opportunity and his rally in the latter set offered with a good sense of after being led 5-3 came an aiming. surprise.

Also entered in A. Biriukost, a player in the same class with last year's finalists, who eliminated by a half-point match by

the preliminary round and who more enterprising Anished 0

third in the Colony Premier Reserves tournament but coming last summer. the length driving

Ip was superior in nearly every department. of the game and ran his opponent tagged with his drop shots and his volleying at the net. The over- cast sky had a depressing effect en the gallery, reflected in tho players, and there was no ten- nis of any great standard seen,

More points were lost errors than won on kills and ip appeared to be taking things rather easily, Duong, for his part, was content to rely on a baseline duel whenever his op: ponent was amenable to this and Ittle was seen of spectacular kills or belillant retrieving,

on

Duong proved a game player when he refused to be beaten too easily in the second set, but few expected him to turn the tables on his opponent.

TSUI v. VAN SAU

The second

AL

the not

anask

Thore, are two newcomers, V.

Draw For The

t

Internationals ···

The draw for the InternaUonal J. Zirinsky and E. M. Marchet-Hockey knock-out tournament Taul's, both reported to be an ac- and the Quadrangular he was

tournam quisition to the standard of the ment was made at a meeting of superior. His overhead was more accurate and usually tournament, and five tourna the Hongkong Hockey Associa

servico

capable of up-tion held in the beard room of well-placed. His

warment regulars

setting the best-Jacob Ramler, the S.C.M. Post yesterday with no superior.

R. W. Carter, M. Feldman, Ar- Mr G. T. Palmer presiding. in the Bnal

Gomes Tsui played a spiritless game thur

and V. V.

Others present were A. E. P. two sets, and did Kolatchoff,

Guest not seem to be anywhere near his

(Secretary), Mr A. M. The tournament will, for the Xavier, (Treasurer), A. L. Yoo- the 13 games best form. He won only two of

the war, be his first time since played on

mans (Fixtures Secretary) and played with clocks and sitz- representatives of the service and 10 off Van Sau's

various delsching will be at a discount.Clubs.

Though only three of 27 games A close struggle is looked for- went to deuec, a margin of only ward to and the player who There are eight teams in the 10 points gave Van Sau victory. can adjust himself to the clock international tourney and it was decided to seed England The point-for-point scores were will be at an advantage. 20-20 in Tsul's

and Portugal. favour in tho

Some of tho first set and 32-23 and 27-20 in

The winner-inless Schure matches will be played during Van Sau's in the next two.

touches and stays in top form the Easter holidays. throughout-should not manage more than eight points and the the tall-ender is likely to score three or more.

.

TODAY'S MATCHES

An

yesterday the players seemed to be conserving them- selves for

today's matches, which will be featured by the appearance of W. C. Choy in the doubles.

match. Tsui - v.

The programme for today is Van Sau, never touched a very

3.45 p.m. Duong v Tsul Wal- high standard either, but had pul; 4.45 p.m.

Van Sou v Ip brighter moments than the first. Koon-hung: 5.45 pm. Van Sau Tail looked a winner when he Land Duong v Ip Koon-huing and won the first set at 6-3, but w. C. Choy.

then settled down to overdoing

a series of dropshots.

Van Sau replied to this by playing him at his own game CRC and proved almost

опа par

with his opponent in this de- partment. He won the next

Week-End Cricket

The following have been selected to represent the IRC 2nd XI in the Champions, v. Rest cricket match 10-morrow at 1.45 p.m. at Sookumpoo. H. Bakar (Capt). I. Ali, M. A. Wahab, Sr., A. K. Markar, S. K. Khan, M. A. Walib, Jr., A.

Bux, T. A. Ebrahim, S. Aboo, Fleet R. Raznek, F. M. el Arculli, Y. Motiwalla. Reserves, R. A.

Fleet Boxing

afternoon in the match against from South Africa, Mana made fessional to amateur and other rounds of the Far East

The semi-final and final D. Ebrahim, A. M. Runjahın, A.

Grimsby-Reuter.

it known that he must concen- well known professionals might Open Championships took place trate on business after the elese follow his example. One of them last night in the China Fleet of the cuming England season, might well become England's Club, and the bouts and results A. Curreem, E. Esmail.

enntain in Australia next your are given below:- of combining and because they no longer had The difficulty

Semi-Finals "Wellerweight ̃ ̄ABA ̃Charicu“

(London) L/Wtr

R.

Scorer, T. II. Barma.

The-Rust-team-will-be.-S.~A~-~-

(Capt) H. Matthews and E. A. J. Hancock (KCC),

Home Football London, Apr. 7.-The re-business with a cricketing life the professional "tag"--they sults of soccer and rugby is one of the problems that would, presumably, fulfi the (Belfast) beat Q/Smn D.Gray football games played to enter the game. A captain is math

math requirements of a man Knibbs night were:

not only required for one parli- chosen by the MCC to lead Pulling (Tamar) beat Boy G. A. E. Noronha, E. cular season but also for ours England in Test Third Division

Southern abroad and only the very Reuter. Newport County B, Bristol City wealthy can do what some pro- fessionals have done since the war.

2:

Rugby League: Huddersfield 10, Bailey 3:

cricket. Fieldstone (London).

Finals

Bantamweight: D/Smn Priest (Belfast) beat O/Smn F. Morley (Belfast).

Lightheavyweight:

Sig

B.

That is to play throughout Lancashire League

Rugby Union, County match:) Comwall 14, Monmouthshire 14; the summer

Baray Appily

WELL DEAR-IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO DO WE COULD GO FOR A NICE VALK

BASKETBALL

,

In England

and

then to travel to Australia, the West Indies and South Africa during the intervening winters -summertime in those parts.

THE PROBLEM

A.

R. Aives, A. Osmund (Recrelo), 8. Hughes, J. Windmill (Royal DNavy), Rees, Stevenson (Army)

A/C and

Follett (RAF). Reserves: D. G. White (KCC) and E. Nolse (Navy). Players Waring (Belfast) beat Mne B. unable to turn out are request- Jeffreys (London),

ed to communicate with Mr S. A. Gray, Tel, 20015.

Moukad, the Indian Test crickel-Pulling

Liverpool, Apr. 7.-Vinco Welterweight: L/Wie R er, arrived here today in the Chance (Belfast),

(Tamar) beat ABA

liner "Joljawahar" to take up Lightweight L/SA E. Chan-

engagement with the

beat PO ter (Hart)

S/m 3. Lancashire central league team Scollins (London). of Castleton-Reuter.

Featherweight: S/m J, Don nelly (London) beat S/A Moore (Belfast).

Middleweight: L/PI F. Reeve (Tamar) best L/Wir R, Pulling (Tomar).

Mann's statement means that another captain will be wanted for the tour of Australia during the England winter of 1950-51 and any name which comes to mind when thinking that far ahead also brings business ties T

into the picture.

Arthur Peall says:

*atab

MIGRE is much strong play in

modemu snooker, with its swift strokes. Poweriod run- through pots, and long-range safety tactica that the

Djue

AED

BLUE

Norman Yardley is in that category, otherwise he might diagram have gone to South Africa, low keres which would have meant that t

will eine Mann, as an England captain 49 a revela- even though he has proved him-ion to

with selt as a county leader

many.

Pocketi Middlesex, might never have blue is not beyond come to light.

Average play, but

eating it with just enough back

1 white to enjoy a simple red

next ahot 18 beyond most curses.

When a professional builds a big

break. many strokes like thin give in nastery over awkwardly placed

snooker balla that would otherwise

ruin his uruspects,

The whole problem would be eased if a professional was ap pointed captain but it will be many years, if ever, before the MCC make such an appointment and so, unless one of the estap lished hten, such as Yardley and Of several ways to play the title The following are results of Mans are able to go to Austra a cunilos feat shot is as good

birds cannon on levrain right, League basketball matches play-a, England may well face the any. ed at Caroline H yesterday: Tests there with ten first class

"You cannot go wrong if red stopá "A" Division HK Chinese performers and

over contre pocket apening for an ងឆ amateur, it or pot, 1-off preferred because YMCA bent Black Cat 40-20. playing because he in art gives the advantage of playing

"B" Division:-IIK Chinese-amateur who has, been chosen as shot from hand. YMCA beat Yan Of 31-18. purely as a captain.

BELOW,

MA CONQUERT ON GARÐ, STRIPTY

Mister. Conquest

YOU ANGIT DO AWAY

AT ONCE -

YOU AWSTNT

STAY HERE

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be

Sunday's Match

A cricket match..will played at Chaler Road on Sun- day commencing at 11 a.m.. between the Occasionals and PWing Cmdr. A. D. Penton's

team. The following are teams:

the

Occasionals.-C. D. Wales (Capt), A. Graham, M. Newton, LAST APPEARANCE

O. J. Kerr, R. W. Franklin, J. One of the best performances Pullen, A. Stepto, W. L. Howard. of the evening was perhaps the D. McLellan, A Wele, M. personal one by, popular Bob Wood. Pulling. In all he fought thres fights during the

W/Cdr. A. D. Panton's. XI— programme and by winning his first two an- A. D. Paaton (Capt), M. Holine, nexed the Welterweight title. II. T. Alexander, K. S. Wilson, Tie then substituted for ABIR.S. Cull, R. Twelvetrees, di Robinson In the Middleweight | Barrow, K. Hutchinson, T, F. Final against L/Pt Reeve, and Mahon, G. T. Rowe and A. N. had the Ironle experience of Othes. being disqualified in the Jost

University Match

seconds of his last ring up- There will be a steak and pearance in Hongkong, to sus- kidney supper after the match tain his first defeat on tho in the Clubhouse to which all Station. Pulling is now due to friends are invited. leave Hongkong, and will fight here no more, so the decision was rather tough.

His name will be missed, too, on Boxing The University XI will be at Cards to come.

home to Prof. L. T. Ride's XI in At the conclusion of the bouts, an all-day match at Pokfulam prizes were distributed to win on Sunday, starting at 11 am. nors and runners-up, by

Vico- Tho

match will be of Admiral Madden,

uning

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-(London Express Service),

The

two

University team. the Union President's 'XI, will bo T. T. Chin (Captain), S. A. Vanar, T. H. Leun, S. M. Teb, J. C. Koh, Charles Huang, D. G. Honson, D. Chelllah, T. Lo, T. C. Lean and H. G. Ammand.

Regional Olympics

Lausanne, Switzerland, Apr. 7-A proposal before the Olympic Games International Committoo concerns organica- tion of regional Olympic Games In the years between the world games.

Tennis Prizes

The draw for the tournament will be made next week and the first round will probably be played on Thursday, April 21,

KBGC Team

The draw is as follows: England v Holland: India v Scotland; Portugal v Pakistan; Ireland v Malaya.

Mesara Ponniah, J. S. Grewal and Yeomans were elected as sub-committee to run the tour- nament.

The quadrangular tournament draw was as follows: Civilians v Navy

R.A.F. v Army.

The following havo been

Each team will play the other selected to represent the Kow- once and the team with the 1.loon Bowling

Club Green

most points at the end of the Sports | against the

Club on series wins. Sunday. Players are asked to be present at 3.15 p.m.

J. Roberts, V.L. Sergeant, LA Collyer and A. J. Hall (Skip);

The Civilians team will be, selected by Mr. Guest with the assistance of two other mem

bers. At the Chineso Recreation

Lions

Club on Sunday of 3 p.m., -a serica of tennis exhibitions will

J. A. Plume, T. Wren, J. G. take place, After the exhibi-

Mayer and J. Fraser (Skip); Lady Loswill.`pre- sent, the prizes to the winners of A Hutton, D. Trall, G. E. F. the Opon Hardesurt Tennis Thompson and L. Sykes (Skip); Championship, the Longue J. Crighton, J. Hempsey, V. Championship and tho CRC Chittenden and W. C. Simpson Club Championship.

Regional Games are to be hold in tho Orient and Centrál.. America In 1980, and Pan- American Games are scheduled for 1951-Associated.. Prcas..

(Skip).

It was also deelded that Club of the do Recrelo, winners League Tournament, will meet the Rest whose team will bo selected by Mr Guest assisted by: a Services representative. Re crelo were requested to sug- gest a date for the match.

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